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Cyclonopedia
by Reza Negarestani
Petroleum is a sentient planetary intelligence. The Middle East is its body. The war is its hunger.
3.86
1k+
Cyclonopedia Summary
Cyclonopedia 89%
Petroleum is a sentient planetary intelligence. The Middle East is its body. The war is its hunger.
by Reza Negarestani 2008
3.86
1k+ ratings
The Library of Babel
by Jorge Luis Borges • 1941
An infinite library holds every book ever possible. One aging librarian still searches for meaning.
4.30
12k+
The Library of Babel Summary
The Library of Babel 96%
An infinite library holds every book ever possible. One aging librarian still searches for meaning.
by Jorge Luis Borges 1941
4.30
12k+ ratings
The Invention of Morel
by Adolfo Bioy Casares • 1940
A fugitive on a deserted island falls for a woman who is only a projection.
3.95
36k+
The Invention of Morel Summary
The Invention of Morel 92%
A fugitive on a deserted island falls for a woman who is only a projection.
by Adolfo Bioy Casares 1940
3.95
36k+ ratings
Invisible Cities
by Italo Calvino • 1972
A Venetian traveler's tales of impossible cities become an aging emperor's last hope for meaning.
4.09
99k+
Invisible Cities Summary
Invisible Cities 90%
A Venetian traveler's tales of impossible cities become an aging emperor's last hope for meaning.
by Italo Calvino 1972
4.09
99k+ ratings
A Short Stay in Hell
by Steven L. Peck • 2011
After death, a man faces an infinite library. To escape Hell, he must find the book of his life.
4.15
70k+
A Short Stay in Hell Summary
A Short Stay in Hell 90%
After death, a man faces an infinite library. To escape Hell, he must find the book of his life.
by Steven L. Peck 2011
4.15
70k+ ratings
Masks of the Illuminati
by Robert Anton Wilson • 1981
A demon-haunted Englishman confesses an occult nightmare to Joyce and Einstein in a Zürich tavern.
4.04
2k+
Masks of the Illuminati Summary
Masks of the Illuminati 89%
A demon-haunted Englishman confesses an occult nightmare to Joyce and Einstein in a Zürich tavern.
by Robert Anton Wilson 1981
4.04
2k+ ratings
The Earth Will Shake
by Robert Anton Wilson • 1982
His uncle murdered at Easter Mass, a boy enters the secret brotherhoods of revolutionary Europe.
4.12
1k+
The Earth Will Shake Summary
The Earth Will Shake 89%
His uncle murdered at Easter Mass, a boy enters the secret brotherhoods of revolutionary Europe.
by Robert Anton Wilson 1982
4.12
1k+ ratings
Stories of Your Life and Others
by Ted Chiang • 2002
Eight stories where language reshapes time, math comes undone, and a tower scrapes heaven.
4.25
127k+
Stories of Your Life and Others Summary
Stories of Your Life and Others 89%
Eight stories where language reshapes time, math comes undone, and a tower scrapes heaven.
by Ted Chiang 2002
4.25
127k+ ratings
Ellison Wonderland
by Harlan Ellison • 1962
A murder kit, a centaur wish, and a robot's return: stories that warp reality.
3.99
1k+
Ellison Wonderland Summary
Ellison Wonderland 89%
A murder kit, a centaur wish, and a robot's return: stories that warp reality.
by Harlan Ellison 1962
3.99
1k+ ratings
The President
by Miguel Ángel Asturias • 1997
A colonel's murder in the cathedral porch becomes the spark for a dictator's nightmare of terror.
3.97
7k+
The President Summary
The President 89%
A colonel's murder in the cathedral porch becomes the spark for a dictator's nightmare of terror.
by Miguel Ángel Asturias 1997
3.97
7k+ ratings
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski • 2000
A photojournalist's home defies physics: inside, an impossible dark labyrinth grows and shifts.
4.09
204k+
House of Leaves Summary
House of Leaves 89%
A photojournalist's home defies physics: inside, an impossible dark labyrinth grows and shifts.
by Mark Z. Danielewski 2000
4.09
204k+ ratings
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
by Haruki Murakami • 2023
To read old dreams in a walled town, he surrenders his shadow. The shadow knows the town is a cage.
3.75
41k+
The City and Its Uncertain Walls Summary
The City and Its Uncertain Walls 89%
To read old dreams in a walled town, he surrenders his shadow. The shadow knows the town is a cage.
by Haruki Murakami 2023
3.75
41k+ ratings
Sum
by David Eagleman • 2009
Forty afterlives where God is flawed, heaven disappoints, and death is only the first question.
4.11
24k+
Sum Summary
Sum 89%
Forty afterlives where God is flawed, heaven disappoints, and death is only the first question.
by David Eagleman 2009
4.11
24k+ ratings
I the Supreme
by Augusto Roa Bastos • 1974
A lampoon on the cathedral door hurls an aging dictator into combat with his own double.
3.90
1k+
I the Supreme Summary
I the Supreme 92%
A lampoon on the cathedral door hurls an aging dictator into combat with his own double.
by Augusto Roa Bastos 1974
3.90
1k+ ratings
Hopscotch
by Julio Cortázar • 1963
An Argentine in Paris obsesses over a woman whose intuition escapes his restless, overthinking mind.
4.20
50k+
Hopscotch Summary
Hopscotch 92%
An Argentine in Paris obsesses over a woman whose intuition escapes his restless, overthinking mind.
by Julio Cortázar 1963
4.20
50k+ ratings
The Obscene Bird of Night
by José Donoso
Entering an aristocrat's world to steal a face, a poor teacher's son dissolves into silence and ash.
4.21
5k+
The Obscene Bird of Night Summary
The Obscene Bird of Night 89%
Entering an aristocrat's world to steal a face, a poor teacher's son dissolves into silence and ash.
by José Donoso 1970
4.21
5k+ ratings
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
by Mark Lawrence • 2023
A wasteland scholar and a time-lost enemy boy break the sentient library's cycle of war.
3.96
43k+
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn Summary
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn 89%
A wasteland scholar and a time-lost enemy boy break the sentient library's cycle of war.
by Mark Lawrence 2023
3.96
43k+ ratings
Die Rückeroberung
by Franz Hohler • 1982
A golden eagle on a Zurich rooftop cracks urban order open in these surreal, unsettling stories.
3.72
124
Die Rückeroberung Summary
Die Rückeroberung 89%
A golden eagle on a Zurich rooftop cracks urban order open in these surreal, unsettling stories.
by Franz Hohler 1982
3.72
124 ratings
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
by Robert M. Pirsig • 1974
A father rides cross-country with his son, haunted by the philosopher he used to be.
3.78
247k+
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Summary
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance 89%
A father rides cross-country with his son, haunted by the philosopher he used to be.
by Robert M. Pirsig 1974
3.78
247k+ ratings
Foucault’s Pendulum
by Umberto Eco • 1988
A mock conspiracy among editors turns real when believers decide the secret is worth killing for.
3.91
75k+
Foucault’s Pendulum Summary
Foucault’s Pendulum 89%
A mock conspiracy among editors turns real when believers decide the secret is worth killing for.
by Umberto Eco 1988
3.91
75k+ ratings
Exhalation
by Ted Chiang • 2019
A merchant in ancient Baghdad steps through a time portal to undo a sorrow twenty years past.
4.27
113k+
Exhalation Summary
Exhalation 89%
A merchant in ancient Baghdad steps through a time portal to undo a sorrow twenty years past.
by Ted Chiang 2019
4.27
113k+ ratings
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
by Haruki Murakami • 1985
An experiment turns a data processor's mind into a walled town. His real life is vanishing.
4.11
154k+
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Summary
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 89%
An experiment turns a data processor's mind into a walled town. His real life is vanishing.
by Haruki Murakami 1985
4.11
154k+ ratings
Multiple Choice
by Alejandro Zambra • 2014
A multiple-choice test on love, family, and Chile's dictatorship. No correct answers.
3.90
7k+
Multiple Choice Summary
Multiple Choice 89%
A multiple-choice test on love, family, and Chile's dictatorship. No correct answers.
by Alejandro Zambra 2014
3.90
7k+ ratings
Ada, or Ardor
by Vladimir Nabokov • 1969
At Ardis Hall, two cousins begin a forbidden affair of language, lust, and loss.
4.12
13k+
Ada, or Ardor Summary
Ada, or Ardor 89%
At Ardis Hall, two cousins begin a forbidden affair of language, lust, and loss.
by Vladimir Nabokov 1969
4.12
13k+ ratings
Greatest Hits
by Harlan Ellison • 2024
A vengeful AI tortures its prisoners. A rebel defies the clock. A mercy that destroys.
4.07
2k+
Greatest Hits Summary
Greatest Hits 89%
A vengeful AI tortures its prisoners. A rebel defies the clock. A mercy that destroys.
by Harlan Ellison 2024
4.07
2k+ ratings
Life
by Georges Perec • 1978
A Paris building, room by room. A man paints seascapes just to erase them.
4.17
10k+
Life Summary
Life 89%
A Paris building, room by room. A man paints seascapes just to erase them.
by Georges Perec 1978
4.17
10k+ ratings
You Dreamed of Empires
by Álvaro Enrigue
A conquistador expects to topple an empire. Instead, Moctezuma feeds him sacred cactus and waits.
3.74
16k+
You Dreamed of Empires Summary
You Dreamed of Empires 89%
A conquistador expects to topple an empire. Instead, Moctezuma feeds him sacred cactus and waits.
by Álvaro Enrigue 2022
3.74
16k+ ratings
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
by Milan Kundera • 1979
A dissident burns his letters, a widow chases hers, and a photograph holds a ghost.
3.94
55k+
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting Summary
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting 91%
A dissident burns his letters, a widow chases hers, and a photograph holds a ghost.
by Milan Kundera 1979
3.94
55k+ ratings
Nostalgia
by Mircea Cărtărescu • 1989
A gambler defies death, a lover unravels, and a child's dream reveals hidden worlds in Bucharest.
4.20
5k+
Nostalgia Summary
Nostalgia 91%
A gambler defies death, a lover unravels, and a child's dream reveals hidden worlds in Bucharest.
by Mircea Cărtărescu 1989
4.20
5k+ ratings
City of Glass
by Paul Auster • 1985
A mystery writer borrows a detective's name and shadows a mad linguist through New York.
3.75
24k+
City of Glass Summary
City of Glass 89%
A mystery writer borrows a detective's name and shadows a mad linguist through New York.
by Paul Auster 1985
3.75
24k+ ratings
The Devil of the Provinces
by Juan Cárdenas • 2017
Broke, a biologist returns home to murders, a monster, and a city that demands his silence.
3.36
1k+
The Devil of the Provinces Summary
The Devil of the Provinces 88%
Broke, a biologist returns home to murders, a monster, and a city that demands his silence.
by Juan Cárdenas 2017
3.36
1k+ ratings
The Starless Sea
by Erin Morgenstern • 2019
A library book knows his past. Underground, a hidden world of stories and a fated romance await.
3.84
237k+
The Starless Sea Summary
The Starless Sea 88%
A library book knows his past. Underground, a hidden world of stories and a fated romance await.
by Erin Morgenstern 2019
3.84
237k+ ratings
Vidas imaginarias
by Marcel Schwob • 1896
Twenty-two brief lives at the edge of myth, where philosophers vanish and arsonists become immortal.
3.98
1k+
Vidas imaginarias Summary
Vidas imaginarias 88%
Twenty-two brief lives at the edge of myth, where philosophers vanish and arsonists become immortal.
by Marcel Schwob 1896
3.98
1k+ ratings
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
by Italo Calvino • 1979
You, Reader, chase the missing pages of a defective novel into a labyrinth of interrupted stories.
4.01
114k+
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler Summary
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler 88%
You, Reader, chase the missing pages of a defective novel into a labyrinth of interrupted stories.
by Italo Calvino 1979
4.01
114k+ ratings
The Shadow of the Torturer
by Gene Wolfe • 1980
An apprentice torturer's act of mercy exiles him into a dying world haunted by miracles.
3.84
36k+
The Shadow of the Torturer Summary
The Shadow of the Torturer 88%
An apprentice torturer's act of mercy exiles him into a dying world haunted by miracles.
by Gene Wolfe 1980
3.84
36k+ ratings
Solenoid
by Mircea Cărtărescu • 2015
Between his failing body and his levitating house, a Bucharest teacher searches for a way out.
4.25
7k+
Solenoid Summary
Solenoid 88%
Between his failing body and his levitating house, a Bucharest teacher searches for a way out.
by Mircea Cărtărescu 2015
4.25
7k+ ratings
Satantango
by László Krasznahorkai • 1985
A crumbling Hungarian farm, endless rain, a dead con man the villagers need to believe.
4.06
17k+
Satantango Summary
Satantango 88%
A crumbling Hungarian farm, endless rain, a dead con man the villagers need to believe.
by László Krasznahorkai 1985
4.06
17k+ ratings
(The Unconsoled) [By
by Kazuo Ishiguro • 1995
A pianist is summoned to save a city through music, but he cannot find the stage.
3.59
19k+
(The Unconsoled) [By Summary
(The Unconsoled) [By 88%
A pianist is summoned to save a city through music, but he cannot find the stage.
by Kazuo Ishiguro 1995
3.59
19k+ ratings
Mount Analogue
by René Daumal • 2005
Eight seekers sail toward an invisible mountain where the only map is sincerity.
4.08
3k+
Mount Analogue Summary
Mount Analogue 88%
Eight seekers sail toward an invisible mountain where the only map is sincerity.
by René Daumal 2005
4.08
3k+ ratings
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke • 2020
His home is an infinite house of tides and statues. His name is not his own.
4.21
501k+
Piranesi Summary
Piranesi 90%
His home is an infinite house of tides and statues. His name is not his own.
by Susanna Clarke 2020
4.21
501k+ ratings
The End of Mr. Y
by Scarlett Thomas • 2006
A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.
3.77
19k+
The End of Mr. Y Summary
The End of Mr. Y 90%
A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.
by Scarlett Thomas 2006
3.77
19k+ ratings
There Is No Antimemetics Division
by qntm
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
4.10
29k+
There Is No Antimemetics Division Summary
There Is No Antimemetics Division 88%
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
by qntm 2020
4.10
29k+ ratings
Crimenes imperceptibles
by Guillermo Martínez • 2003
An Oxford math student discovers his landlady’s murder opens a killer’s mathematical puzzle.
3.37
10k+
Crimenes imperceptibles Summary
Crimenes imperceptibles 88%
An Oxford math student discovers his landlady’s murder opens a killer’s mathematical puzzle.
by Guillermo Martínez 2003
3.37
10k+ ratings
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
by Claire North • 2014
Harry August relives his life, memory intact. A warning from the future: the world is ending.
4.03
101k+
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August Summary
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August 88%
Harry August relives his life, memory intact. A warning from the future: the world is ending.
by Claire North 2014
4.03
101k+ ratings
Dhalgren
by Samuel R. Delany • 1975
No memory, no name, no exit: a wanderer in a city where reality rewrites itself daily.
3.77
12k+
Dhalgren Summary
Dhalgren 88%
No memory, no name, no exit: a wanderer in a city where reality rewrites itself daily.
by Samuel R. Delany 1975
3.77
12k+ ratings
El golem
by Gustav Meyrink • 1915
In Prague's ghetto, an amnesiac gem cutter discovers the Golem haunting the alleys wears his face.
3.82
9k+
El golem Summary
El golem 88%
In Prague's ghetto, an amnesiac gem cutter discovers the Golem haunting the alleys wears his face.
by Gustav Meyrink 1915
3.82
9k+ ratings
The Inverted World
by Christopher Priest • 1974
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
3.95
11k+
The Inverted World Summary
The Inverted World 88%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ ratings
The Red Lion
by Mária Szepes • 1946
An alchemist murders his master for immortality. The stolen elixir becomes an unending curse.
4.47
1k+
The Red Lion Summary
The Red Lion 88%
An alchemist murders his master for immortality. The stolen elixir becomes an unending curse.
by Mária Szepes 1946
4.47
1k+ ratings
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
by Mario Vargas Llosa • 1977
An aspiring writer falls for his divorcée aunt as a radio scriptwriter's genius turns to chaos.
3.96
24k+
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter Summary
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter 88%
An aspiring writer falls for his divorcée aunt as a radio scriptwriter's genius turns to chaos.
by Mario Vargas Llosa 1977
3.96
24k+ ratings
The Philosopher's Stone
by Colin Wilson • 1969
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
3.92
748
The Philosopher's Stone Summary
The Philosopher's Stone 88%
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
by Colin Wilson 1969
3.92
748 ratings
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